New Additions!
In addition to chemical data updates, ECOTOX has added new features based on user feedback:
- DOI (Digital Object Identifier) has been added to citations in ECOTOX (when possible). This unique identifier helps users easily find the full publications and will allow better interoperability with bibliographic databases and applications. This new DOI field is now included in the reference citation displayed on the tables in Search and Explore as well as in the downloaded files.
- The NEW Explore Publications module provides options to query by citation information (author, title, ECOREF Number, DOI) and display toxicity data by reference. This new explore module follows the general structure and options within the other Explore modules (for Chemicals, Species, and Effects), but also has some functionality that differs (such as, how the records are displayed) - these are being piloted in Explore Publications and may be incorporated into the Chemical, Species, and Effects Explore modules in the future. We welcome feedback and ideas! Please send comments through the Contact Us page.
The query steps and options for this new explore module are:- Initial query page:
- Provides options on the left-hand side to browse by citation information (author, title, ECOREF Number, DOI) OR enter the specific ECOREF Number(s) for publication(s) of interest.
- In addition, the query options on the right-hand side allow users to identify publications based on chemical(s), species, and/or effects.
- Entering and/or selecting options will automatically update the # of Publications meeting your query parameters (see top right-hand corner).
- Click 'Explore Data' to see results for the set of publications matching your query parameters. This will open the standard Explore page, with 'Summary', 'Records', and 'Plot View' tabs.
- Chemical, Species, and Effect selections from the landing page will automatically be added to the Query Filters in the left-hand panel. These can be removed or more filters can be added, as needed.
- A subset of publications can be selected using the Reference filter. The Reset All (red button) on the bottom of the left-hand panel will return you to only the original list of publications (with all other query filters removed).
- Expanded Summary tab to include the number of chemicals, number of species, number tests (unique experiments), and number of records in ECOTOX for each publication.
- Expanded Results tab to include the test ID, duration, and concentration associated with each effect and endpoint.
- New options in Plot View with the same functionality as other Explore modules, with new options to display data records by Publication or Test # (on the x-axis or for the legend category).
- Send Query Filters to Search sends Ref Number(s) [ECOREF #], along with the other selected values from the Query Filters in the left sidebar, to begin a Search. The selected values will pre-populate the corresponding parameters on the Search page.
Did you know? There are multiple resources on how to use ECOTOX, including:
- The new ECOTOX Knowledgebase Virtual Training recording and slide deck (presented in May 2022) that are now available on the EPA's new New Approach Methods (NAMs) Training website. This training website includes resources for multiple tools. To find the most recent ECOTOX trainings, filter the Topic and Subtopic to 'Ecotoxicology' and sort by Year.
- Help page which includes the ECOTOX User Guide, Learning the Basics, Data Field Definitions and Terms, and the Terms Appendix with the ECOTOX-specific controlled vocabulary.
- Contact Us page where you can submit comments and questions about ECOTOX including technical questions about conducting queries and exporting data.
, on the left-hand side under "Parameters".
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, section under "Parameters" to select "LC50" 
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, on the bottom left-hand side to apply filters and view resulting records.
, or within a single window by clicking on the "Reset" button in top right of a window 
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and select from the list of available fields.